Which of the Following Statements About Gender and LGBT Rights

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about gender and LGBT rights and equality in former communist or Eastern European countries is accurate?

• A)Gender inequality is growing in most Eastern European states as a result of postcommunist privatization and the high levels of unemployment that have resulted.
• B)Postcommunist countries perform worse on the United Nation's Gender Inequality Index than advanced democracies around the world.
• C)While some Central European states allow for same-sex partnerships,discrimination against the LGBT community has actually grown in Russia and Central Asia.
• D)Unlike their approach to religion,communist countries considered gender and sexual identity to be compatible with communist ideology and offered no discrimination.That tolerance has continued in transitions from communism.

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